No serious injuries in Milton accidents; driver in one crash arrested, other driver taken to hospital

Tuesday

Sep 11, 2012 at 3:15 AM

By Samantha Allen sallen@fosters.com

MILTON — Two single-vehicle crashes occurred within approximately 15 minutes of each other Monday afternoon.

One vehicle careened off the road into a tree on Town House Road at about 3:15 p.m., and another crashed into a utility pole on Dawson Street at approximately 3:30 p.m.

Officials were dispatched to Town House Road, about halfway down the street, where they found a woman had crashed her four-door red sedan into a tree while headed north on the street, further toward the lake. The vehicle sustained heavy front-end damage as it wrapped its front bumper around a tree on the other side of the road.

The woman, said to be 72 years old, was transported to Frisbie Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and the vehicle was towed from the scene.

Sirens rang out through the area as Milton fire and police officials then rushed over to Dawson Street, along with Farmington police. There they found a white 1984 Ford Mustang had sustained heavy front damage and crashed into a utility pole near BP Signs. Officials on scene reported they took a male driver, reportedly middle-aged, according to Milton Fire Chief Nick Marique, into custody.

A Milton police officer confirmed the man was arrested and not taken in on protective custody, though he would not reveal for what charges. He deferred comment to Chief Mark McGowan, who was unavailable before press time.

PSNH was reportedly working to restore the struck utility pole on Dawson Street Monday afternoon.